This weekend, an exhibition of religious icons will be held at restored chapel in Dumfriesshire that has become a special ...

Chael Sonnen was a fighter renowend for his trash-talk, but even he confesses that one man rendered him terrified. After watching footage of this icon, ‘The American Gangster’ realized claiming a ...

Nearly 80 years after World War II ended, the search for books looted by the Nazis from some of the most respected Jewish ...

Cut off by conflict – and often unreachable by phone or internet – a disaster is unfolding in Darfur beyond the reach of aid ...

Assad, as a rebel-linked caretaker prime minister was appointed to oversee the transition of power. Follow for live updates.

Peace talks to end the war in Ukraine could begin this winter, Donald Tusk has said. The prime minister of Poland, who is one ...

One of the Vatican's Nativity scenes raised eyebrows when it was unveiled because it featured a keffiyeh, the Palestinian ...

Many in Syria are celebrating a stunning and unexpected political turn that caught much of the world off guard. Follow for live updates.

The threat comes as President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to end the war and Western allies suggest that negotiations to do so could begin this winter.

Fall of the Assad regime constitutes a major blow to Russia's prestige. Not least among the setbacks is the prospect of ...

Israel's arrest of almost 30 mostly Jewish citizens who allegedly spied for Iran in nine covert cells has caused alarm in the ...